NEW YORK—A judge rejected on Tuesday a bid by Sean “Diddy” Combs to overturn his criminal conviction on felony prostitution-related charges, with the rapper facing up to 20 years in prison at his sentencing.
The decision was issued by U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian in Manhattan.
Jurors found Combs, 55, guilty in July on prostitution charges following a two-month trial but acquitted him of more serious counts of sex trafficking and racketeering.
Combs was accused of paying male escorts to travel across state lines to have sex with his girlfriends, while he recorded video of their activity and masturbated.
He had pleaded not guilty to all charges, which could have landed him in prison for life….